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051-0414-00L 3 Credits BSC , DS D-ARCH

Building Structures IV

Tragkonstruktionen IV

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Joseph Schwartz
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:30:06

Abstract

Reinforced concrete: Constructional bases and hints on the formation of the most important bearing elements. Bearing resistance, safety and durability. Foundations: Reciprocity between building and the ground on which it stands. Soil qualities, issues of stability in grounding, bearing qualities and settling. Basic concepts for the dimensioning and design of foundations and columnar structures.

Content

Third Semester: Steel and timber construction: constructional determination of bearing elements, bearing structures and connections. Bases of materially appropriate construction. Concepts of dimensioning: safety and workability. Formulae for dimensioning, issues of stability, formulae for the approximation of initial dimensions. Consideration of design project in engineering terms, in collaboration with design professors. Fourth Semester: Reinforced concrete: basics of behavioral models. Constructional bases and hints on the formation of the most important bearing elements. Determination of bearing resistance and the formulae for dimensioning deduced from it. Safety and workability, formulae for the approximation of initial dimensions. Foundation building: Reciprocity between building and the ground on which it stands. Soil qualities, issues of stability in grounding, bearing qualities and settling. Basic concepts for the dimensioning and design of foundations and columnar structures. Formation and stabilization of excavations for building.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC , DS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
written 180 minutes
Aids
Unterlagen können benützt werden.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Tragkonstruktionen IV
  • Fri 12:45-15:30 (HIL E 4)
3 h weekly

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